Upstream drilling news

Preliminary evaluation of the Hibiscus Updip prospect in the Dussafu licence offshore Gabon indicates gross recoverable reserves of 40 to 50 million bbl of oil, significantly greater than the pre-drill expectations.

The Tambak-2 well is primarily designed as an appraisal of the southern area of the Mako gas field in the West Natuna Basin, offshore Indonesia.

To be competitive in today's oil and gas industry is first and foremost about upgrading the user experience and not by producing new rigs, says Andreas Grydeland Sulejewski, Neptune Software.

The company has won a contract with AS Norske Shell in Norway to provide rig support for the drilling and completion of a gas producer well on the Knarr field.

Rob Gill, Aquaterra Energy, asks why the industry is reluctant to adopt conductor-supported platforms for shallow water field developments.

Delivery of the first three rigs to the drilling division of INK-Service Group is scheduled for 2020, with delivery of the remaining rigs the year after.

Valaris will provide the Rowan Gorilla VI (VALARIS JU-248) to drill four firm wells for the development, which is located in the Central North Sea.

The well was delivered to ADNOC Drilling’s client, ADNOC Offshore – also a subsidiary of ADNOC.

The Subsea & Drilling Brazil conference will take place from 28 – 29 November in Rio de Janeiro.

The contracts are to support Total E&P South Africa's operations in Block 11B/12B and the drilling programme is expected to take up to 280 days.